johnmattew:
congratulations.... I'm also heading to TUDublin

We should link up when you get there too. See you soon.

Akmarley:
Congrats
When do you plan on leaving ?
I’m leaving on Monday via Turkish Airlines

Going to Dublin business school tho

Leaving on Saturday. Ethiopia airline. Need to settle in, so I can join in on Monday.

Visa approved on Friday. Got it today in Abuja UPS office.

Applied on the 25th of July and submitted on the 1st of August.

Thank you guys. This forum helped immensely.

Please who else is going to TUDublin?

Akmarley:
Hey guys
After a long period of waiting ( Not as long as some people tho)
Thank God my visa has been approved !
I sent a mail to visamail@justice.ie and they confirmed that my application has been approved

My UPS status also changed
Everybody’s own is coming in Jesus name !

I’m waiting for ups to deliver my documents

Submitted 2nd of August(Vfs Lagos)
Got to Abuja 5th of August

Congratulations man

Jstlaw:
Visa issued 13th September and documents received today.

Submitted on June 28th got refused on August 27th had to appeal with more documents last week in abuja .

. God is the greatest.congrats to those of you expecting yours.


Ps: this forum really helped thanks alot

Congrats.

Temisan2015:
Bosses and Madams....

Kindly assist with vetting my transcript.....

looking forward to evry form of criticism that i can get..

Thanks in advance

Q: Why was your visa not approved the last time you were here
A: I guess I was unable to convince the V.O about my application, but I believe my coming here now, to an extent show how serious I am with my application.
Q: What change in your application
A: I have been able to gather more experience and be better prepared than I was the last time I came here.
Q: What do you want to go and do in the USA
A: I want to go to the USA, to study M.S in Engineering Management at the St. Cloud State University Minnesota
Q: How many schools do you apply to and how many admit
A: 3 schools, 2 admit
Q: Name them
A: MTSU, (Middle Tennessee State University), SIUE, (South Illinois University Edwardsville) , SDMT (South Dakota Mines and Technology)
Q: Why St. Cloud?
A: I chose St. Cloud of the following reasons
1. The course content aligns with my short and long term career goals and interests
2. The faculty of the program especially the director of the program is a seasoned engineering manager with vast industrial and research experience, he has served as a management consultant to major companies, was part of the team that wrote the Engineering Manager Handbook and also a past president of the American Society of the Engineering managers
3. St Cloud is one of the schools certified by the American Society of Engineering Managers
4. The opportunity to also take MBA classes in the Herberger Business school
5. The affordability of the school
Q: What’s your study plan?
A: I would be doing 32 units of Management courses over the course of the duration of the program
Q: Duration of the Course
A: 36 months
Q: Mention some courses you would be taking
A: Marketing Management, Project Management, Supply Chain Management, Quality Management among others
Q: Where do you work?
A: …………….
Q: What is your role there??
A: Team Lead, Project and Service Engineer
Q: What responsibilities
A: Respond customer RFQ, Site Survey to identify and understand customer pain point, Manage projects from design to implementation to commissioning and handover stage, Represent department in commercial and technical meetings, Responsible to ensuring that the team delivers project on schedule, within budget and stipulated time line
Q: What do you intend to do with this degree?
A: I intend to come back to Nigeria to pick up a position in one of the top multi international companies on the short run and in the long run set up my own engineering and management firm from the knowledge I have acquired
Q: How does this course relate to your under graduate program:
A: I did Electrical Engineering in my undergraduate, from my experience; I realize Engineers and technicians acts and behave like machines, in the sense that they are most times all about working which a lot of times cause them to burn out before the accomplishment of the task/projects, this course would assist help improve me in my people management skills to keep an happy and energetic team with minimal or no worries at all
Q: Who is your sponsor
A: My aunty
Q: What does she do?
A: She is business woman, a distributor of Friesland Campania makers of Peak Milk in Nigeria
Q: Why would she want to spend so much on you?
A: She has been very active in sponsoring my education from High school, She even gave me a scholarship during my under graduate days and she has said if I impressed her enough she would send me for my M.S in the USA



cc Timotee
Lagosismyhome
walspring
100kobo
EZEIGBO1OFIMO

and any other person who can help

I honestly think the bolded reason is important for them to hear. Make it your first two reasons. It shows a personal reason why you’d want to go to school there.

Phatkayconcept:
We started this together on this forum, and it is imperative to keep everyone posted. Thank you all for doing a wonderful job in here.

I have been admitted to ECPI University, Masters of Information Science.
I have received the e-copy of my i-20 and acceptance letter while I await the hard copy to be shipped.

Please, I need hell on how to proceed without delay; how do I go about SEVIS fee payment.
Please help with the needed next phase of action.

To you all; God bless you for being ever supportive.

Hey bro, we should talk, phone/e-mail; admitted to ECPI University and same course, maybe we will help each other when we get there, my interview is soon.

As for your Sevis payment, My cousin in the states helped me, if you want I could tell her to assist also. Let me know when you see this.

YoungIncredible:
Hello guys. Please can anyone help me with any cheapest hotel close to Abuja embassy pleaseeeeee.

I'm very low on budget and I can't afford Sheraton.


I will be visiting Abuja for the first time, which of the parks will I stop at?, and how to get to the "cheap hotel"

Edakun.

I use to know this very good hotel in Wuse zone 5, which of course it’s like 5-10 minutes to the embassy. Back in 2016, it was 6,000, now it can be more than that, maybe 8k now, but it’s a small hotel and really neat.

skido04:
Please guys. I need serious advice.

My sister is my sponsor. She's married for 2yrs now.
Her bank statements still has her maiden name (Same surname with me) but she already changed her name in most of other things.
Now when filling ds160. I'm confused on what to fill. whether her current full name or name on bank statement. and also If I send the bank statements to my school. my I20 will come with the name on it.
I don't know which name to use.

Help

Use the name on the statement of account, but to be on the safer side, get her marriage certificate so you can include it if it ever comes up during the interview.

promzyphyno:



I will gladly help, am free....

Send it, I’ll love to help

Hello all,
I have never applied nor had an interview but will have my first next month (I know I’m probably not in the position to talk) and would soon been following this thread from part 1 and just an observation and what I have noticed is this:

1. Research: I noticed most people that had their success stories did plenty research on the school, the course, the university and the city. It is important to do all necessary research, that way you can build your confidence in such a way that you’re sure you know more about what you want to do than the interviewer.

2. Inspiration: This is what I have noticed the most, especially with Nigerian graduates, most of us don’t like what we studied and want to further the course (which is no problem) but if you cannot be inspired by what you want to study, then how do you want to convince someone how important what you want to study is to your life, and how do you want to impact your country upon return.
You have to act the part, throw some lingua here and there, make the interviewer enjoy biological sciences or ICT even though it’s boring. Just talk about it like you’re so excited to go and explore.

3. Confidence: Without confidence, No 1 and No 2 won’t work, with your research, endeavour to be confident about yourself, they may deny you but give them your very best. Be confident in the way you talk and the way you look. Let him/her know you’re going to be an asset to the school you’re going to.

4. Courtesy: Trust me, courtesy gives you confidence and the interviewer can sense it, “thank you ma’am” “I’m fine, thank you and you?” Also if you don’t know how to talk with proper diction, I propose you learn it.

5. Documents: We all know the documents that are vital for these interviews, arrange them properly, the supporting documents also.
I have worked overtime and know if you’ve worked with bosses that know their stuff you will always be prepared, everything needed to block questions, please bring it and don’t be scared to show them even if they just want to know. Show them. Block all the loopholes for denial, prepare like your life depends on it, because your life depends on it.

Thanks for coming to my TEDtalk. I wish everyone good luck in this and hope we all succeed when next we share our transcripts.

I have been following this thread for a while and would like to ask a few questions:
I have been accepted to ECPI University in Virginia for the January 2019 intake, the school called me and told me using my Uncle as a sponsor doesn’t hold water and I can be denied, that I should look for a closer relative as sponsor. I understand their concerns but do you think this will affect my chances of getting a visa?

Also I studied Chemical Engineering for my BSc and I applied for information systems for MSc. I know I can link both programs and I worked mostly in the ICT sector, will this also be a problem knowing the difference in course for my Bsc and my MSc. Please help.

Kweeen:
Visa finally approved on Thursday 9th august at 6:45am.. Lagos consulate
I got to the embassy before 6am, waited in line, after all the biometrics and all, we finally got into the hall. I just kept praying in my mind and telling God that I want a male white v.o this time and he must lead with questions that will enable me to sell my strong points.. Finally sha, I got sent to window two..male white v.o.. Two guys were inline ahead of me and both got denied but I said hmmm, I have done my best o, God please favour me..Then came my turn ...
Me- Good morning
V.o- Good morning, pass me your documents please
* I passed it*
He then typed into his computer, looked surprised, starred right at me and said
V.o - you were here less than three weeks ago, how did you get another appointment ?
Me - errm I just paid for another visa fee and reapplied and I got a date
V.o- really? You just paid? And just got a date? Even though we have a back log and u are required to wait for two months, so wen u were asked that have u applied in the last two months, u said yes and then got a date?
* At this point, I started thinking wowwwwww my lifeeeee... Is this the angle village people want to use this time ?? Yayyyyyyy, egbami ooo, ayemi temi bami, whats all this?*
Me- actually sir , I used an agent
V.o - says " you used an agent*
Me - because I was trying to meet up with my resumption date
V.o- so your agent misrepresented for you
*Then he turns to his computer and started typing*
At this point I thought it is finished and the next thing he just said
V.o - so what are you going to do in the united states?
Me - *in my mind, I just thought my interview was marred already but let me just answer*
Me- I'm going to southern uni Louisiana for my MBA
V.o- whats your major?
Me- I intend to generalize in my first year then major in entrepreneurship in my second year..
V.o - how many schools did u apply to?
Me- two, southern uni and northeastern uni, Boston
V.o- so why did you choose southern?
Me- asides from the fact that I got funding( he picks up my i-20 and looked at it), the curriculum is structured in a way that I get to combine courses that are in line with my career goals, also its a HBCU and I was impressed with the cultural diversity of the school and the city, then the school is relatively small, close knit community which will give me proximity to my profs, and is also similar to the kind of experience I had in my undergrad so I felt like I will settle in easily..
V.o - what's your highest level of education
Me- I have a b.sc in masscomm from Bowen uni
V.o- what do you do now?
Me- i'm a venture capital analyst for xyz private equity
V.o- so as an analyst, why not go into finance, why entrepreneurship?
Me- well, I chose entrepreneurship because its in line with my long term career plan.. I intend to have an NGO in my home town that will focus on not just funding but also mentoring small businesses with special consideration for women , I have made some contacts In the venture capital industry already and with this degree, I will be getting the required skills and practical knowledge to make that work..
V.o- *nodding* ...okay , how do you intend to fund this?
Me- I have funding and my dad will be taking care of other expenses that might come up
V.o - how did you get this GA?
Me- I got shortlisted for this through the volunteer project support work I've been doing for the ict center since 2013, also I submitted my undergrad result, my GRE , I wrote an essay and I had a 30 mins Skype interview with two profs and a faculty member..I have my letter of sponsorship to that effect here with me..* hands it over*
V.o- okay, please excuse me
He then disappears for over 7 mins with my documents .. It felt like forever and I kept wondering ohh my God, what is this again o? Hmmmm, God I know you have followed him Inside that room o and you must come through for me.. I just kept praying for favour..I guess he went to verify something probably about the research center ..after what seemed like a lifetime, he came back..
V.o- thanks for your patience .. So, tell me more about this GA..
Me- *i cant really remember what i sed here but its something like *..okay, like I sed earlier , I have been doing volunteer work for the center, I help in primary data collection, I've been doing that for years and I finally got the chance to go and continue what I started with them, while also getting my degree..I am one of the African delegates ...* he cuts Me off* and then says, That's okay.. I will be approving your visa, you can pick up at this location after 3 days, you will be blah blah blah..
Honestly at this point, I went temporarily deaf o.. I will be approving your visa just kept ringing in my head..He had to tap the window to get my attention and then talked about the importance of the i-20 at the POE.. That's how I smiled, said thank you sir, picked up my folder and left o.... Thanks to everyone that assisted with my questions on this thread... We will all make it in Jesus name ..

Congratulations, I wish you success on your travel.

Ajibade105:
I think I mentioned in a part of the thread that I'll be paying an application fee for an applicant. I'll be giving out $25 each to two people on this thread to support their application for Fall2019... I'll let you guys know when am gonna start this...

Hopefully luck will shine on me, please bless us.